HR Vendor News

Services Employers Turn to Wellness Programs to Suppress Rising Costs

By HR Vendor News | July 23, 2012

Kansas City, Kan.— In 2012, nearly three-quarters of services industry employers experienced increases to their medical insurance premiums, according to the 2012 Compensation Data Services survey results. The average increase reported by these organizations was 9 percent, down from 11.2 percent reported in 2011 and 10.8 percent in 2010. Despite the drop in the average…

Third Installment of IHRIM's Sizzling Summer Webinar Series: How to Deploy Software in 2012 and Beyond

By HR Vendor News | July 23, 2012

Who: Hosted by the International Association for Human Resource Information Management (IHRIM), the world’s leading clearinghouse for the HRIM (Human Resource Information Management) industry. What: Third Installment of the Sizzling Summer Webinar Series: How to Deploy Software in 2012 and Beyond Mega trends have created a ‘new norm’ for HR and Talent Management. Companies will…

Health Care Consumerism Thought Leader to Share Key Insights at Ceridian Conference

By HR Vendor News | July 22, 2012

ATLANTA—As U.S. businesses continue to face steep economic challenges, reducing health care spend has become top-of-mind for human resources professionals and C-level executives across the country. Doug Field, founder and CEO of The Institute for HealthCare Consumerism (IHC), will offer these employers proven strategies for cutting health and benefit costs while increasing employee engagement and…

KellyOCG® Named to 2012 Global Outsourcing 100 List by the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals®

By HR Vendor News | July 20, 2012

TROY, Mich. — July 20, 2012 — KellyOCG, the outsourcing and consulting group of Kelly Services®, has been named to The Global Outsourcing 100 List by the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals® (IAOP®). This is the first year that KellyOCG, which placed 64th in the Leaders category, has been named to the list. The 2012…

Employer-Provided Benefits Greater in Medium and Large Private Industry Establishments

By HR Vendor News | July 19, 2012

Washington, DC — July 19, 2012 — Eighty-nine percent of private industry employees in large establishments (those with 500 or more employees) have access to medical care benefits, while only 57 percent of employees in small establishments (those with fewer than 100 employees) have access according to the recently released report, Employee Benefits in the…

iCIMS Invites Healthcare Recruiters to Best-in-Breed ATS Webinar

By HR Vendor News | July 19, 2012

MATAWAN, N.J. (July 19, 2012) — iCIMS, a leading provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) talent acquisition software solutions for growing businesses, will be hosting a complimentary webinar for healthcare recruiters entitled “Healthcare Recruiting with the iCIMS Talent Platform” on Tuesday, July 24th at 2:00 p.m. EST/11 a.m. PST. Webinar attendees will view iCIMS’ innovative and easy-to-use…

IHRIM Opens Call for Presentations and Education Courses for 2013 Annual Conference

By HR Vendor News | July 19, 2012

The International Association for Human Resource Information Management (IHRIM), the world’s leading clearinghouse for the HRIM (Human Resource Information Management) industry, is pleased to announce it is now accepting proposals for its 2013 Annual Conference, the 2013 HRMS Strategies Conference. Created by industry experts and senior level practitioners who know firsthand the issues and challenges…

CRG emPerform Launches Free Talent Management Webcast Series

By HR Vendor News | July 18, 2012

Ottawa, ON — July 18, 2012: CRG emPerform, a leading provider of online employee performance management software, has teamed up with several noted industry experts to create a series of free Talent Management Webcasts. emPerform’s Take 10 Series offers best-practice talent management tips and tricks for HR Professionals in easy-to-swallow 10 minute doses. The field…

Insurance Employers Turn to Wellness Programs to Suppress Rising Costs

By HR Vendor News | July 18, 2012

Kansas City, Kan.— In 2012, nearly two-thirds of insurance employers experienced increases to their medical insurance premiums, according to the 2012 Compensation Data Insurance survey results. The average increase reported by these organizations was 8 percent, down from 9.7 percent reported in 2011 and 9.6 percent in 2010. Despite the drop in the average premium…

Safe Terminations Reducing the Chance of Violence

By HR Vendor News | July 18, 2012

All too often management feels that removing an overly aggressive problem employee through a sudden termination, even if justified, will solve the potential workplace violence problem. The fact is that even with the best intentions a misconducted termination might be the seed of a more serious problem. A `need for revenge’ problem may develop if…